Health care advocates want program to be understandable

12:35 AM,
Jul. 30, 2013

Written by

Tony Leys
| tleys@dmreg.com

Advocates for various health care groups said Monday that they want to ensure Iowa's new insurance program for poor adults is as straightforward and understandable as possible.

"Misinformation is abundant and anxiety is very high," Susan Whitty, public-policy chairwoman for the Iowa Nurses Association said at a public hearing in Des Moines.

Whitty traveled from Dubuque to speak at the hearing, which was before the state's top two human-services administrators. The administrators were taking public comments on the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan, which is to offer insurance coverage to ...